Hazardous materials are stored in many settings and buildings on campus. The E.H.S. office maintains a chemical (CAMEO) inventory database of what rooms and buildings may have products that are ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks after the safety of our food and pharmaceuticals. Its legal basis is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938–backed up by subsequent additions, ...

Consideration of the different variations of PPE and the correct ways to use it are what make the equipment truly safe. Working in an industrial environment presents a variety of dangers. One of the ...

The following describes appropriate actions to be taken by University staff, faculty and students when spills of hazardous substances occur. In general, hazardous spills regardless of size, will be ...

More than 12 million Americans, or 9 percent of the workforce, are employed directly in manufacturing. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, manufacturers in the United States perform more ...

Today, our society is acutely aware of its environment, especially its working environment, and is reacting as a whole to regulate hazardous substances therein. This social reaction has resulted in ...

To a chemist, chlorine is the perfect compound. Easily combining with other elements and molecules, chlorine is transformed into new classes of chemicals with an endless array of uses. It disinfects ...

Hazardous waste includes substances that are solids, liquids and gases. The EPA definition of hazardous waste includes substances that possess a hazardous characteristic (e.g. toxic, ignitable, ...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) responded in a June 3rd letter to a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the ...

The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an August 7th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) ...